Reading+Response+Questions

INDEPENDENT READING 
 * 1. Briefly describe what you think the title of the book means. Give examples to support your explanation. || 2. Complete the following prompt:

“If I were (choose a character), I would have….” || 3. Scan the text and briefly tell how two characters are alike or different. Be sure to give specific information to support your answer. ||
 * 4. What is the problem in the story? Give specific examples from the text to support your answer. Be sure to include the names of what characters are involved and why. || 5. Create an acrostic poem using either a character name or an important place in the book. Use details from the text to complete your poem. || 6. Complete the following prompt-:

“I like/dislike this part of the book because…” ||
 * 7. Which character would you most like to be? Give at five reasons why you would choose this character. Use the text to support your answers. || 8. Look at page 25 of your book. Find 10 nouns and 10 verbs on that page. Then pick any sentence on that page, copy it and highlight all the nouns and verbs in that sentence. || 9. Look for //similes//. A //simile// is a comparison using “like” or “as.” Choose two similes from the story and explain why the author used them. ||
 * 10. Based on the information in the story, in the future what will MOST LIKELY happen to one of the characters? Use information in the text to support your answer. || 11. Think about the author of the book. Write a letter to the author and explain your reaction to the book. Use details from the text to support your reaction. || 12. Write a paragraph explaining why you think the book could or could not be made into a movie. ||
 * 13. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Use specific examples to explain your answer. || 14. Redesign the front cover of the book.

Remember to include the title and author of the book in your design. Then, write a paragraph description why your cover would be better than the original. || 15. Complete the following prompt:

“I would like to read another book by this author because…” ||